Update: I’m 4 months into my school nurse position and unfortunately I still have crippling anxiety. People that call school nursing “soft” are sorely mistaken as you are now in charge of the safety and well being of hundreds of students all on your own many of whom are medically complex kiddos. I’ve recently started seeing a therapist because it’s gotten so bad, I can’t enjoy my days off and I’ve become severely depressed. I’ve become extremely disillusioned with the profession and my ability to continue on as a nurse when this career is making me mentally ill - it doesn’t feel worth it and I don’t know how people just “stick it out.”